Surgical repair of chronic patellar tendon rupture in total knee replacement with ipsilateral hamstring tendons
- Spoliti, Marco
- Giai Via, Alessio
- Padulo, Johnny
- Oliva, Francesco
- Del Buono, Angelo
- Maffulli, Nicola
Publication date
January 2016
DOI Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLCAbstract
Patellar tendon rupture is a serious complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Its reconstruction in patients with chronic ruptures is technically demanding. This article reports the results of surgical reconstruction of neglected patellar tendon rupture in TKA using autologous hamstring tendons
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